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No. 402,166. Patented Apr. 30,1889,

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GALVANIC BATTERY.

No.;402 166. PatentedApr. 30, 1889 BEST AVAILABLE com PATENT OFFIcE..- Y

WILLIAM r. noonoenr, or BROOKL KOOKQGEY QOMPANY. v

GALVANIC srscmcanon forming part of Letters Patent No. 40

YN, New 'YOR-li, ASSIGXOR TO THE BATTER-Y1.-

2,166, dated April so, 1889. r

- lpplioetionfiledluno 1a, 1887- Serial No. 241,181. on model.)

To all whom it may concern:- 7 Be it known that 1, WILLIAM P. KOOKOGEY, of Brooklyn, in the conuty'of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain'new anduseful Improvements in Electrical'Batteries, of which the following is a specification. My inven tion relates to batteries'ior the generation of electricit and it consists in various features and details of construction hereina-fter set forth, the improvements having reference more particularly to the connection of the elements with thebinding-s'crews and to the packing or closing ofltlrecelljflzo p'rew Yeut 1-.t11e.fil1pni g..o the .liql t lenttherefrom. I p Y Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a battery: cell embodying my improvements; Fig. 2, a View of the same, showing the elements and the porous cup remoted from the cell; Fig.3, a perspective view of the lining of the cell; 'Fig. 4, a transverse section through the battery, showing the manner of attaching the elements to the connecting-plates; andFig, 5, a diagram-or view illustratingthe manner of T cutting the connecting-plates, whereby 'I'am enabledfto utilize all the material; Fig. 6, aview showing the adj ustable binding-post. .Referring again to the drawings, the outer casing-or shell proper consists of a box, A, which may be conveniently and economically made of wood, anda lining, B, of lead or otherniaterial not liable-toiiiijnry by the solution. This lim'ng I preferably foruiof sheetJead, without joints, by folding the sheet in the 'mainner indicated in'=Fig. .3, the edges of the sheet being folded over-the edges of the box hoprotect the same-' i Q indlcates a p acking form edof sheet-rub 42: her tacked to the upper portion of the box A on the outer face overla mg the upper edges of the box and extendingi ward, as indicated inFigs.2and4. D indicatesthe cover or top of the box, 45 which is made of wood or other'suitable material, adapted to fit within the -top .of hon or snell A, and provided on its upper face with in plate, E, of brassyc'opper, or other good electrical conductonv 5o F indicates the carbon pencils, each of which is perforated and has cast upon it a head, a, the metal of 'whi perforation or is thus securely held thereto.

is a brass screw,

aremmwmfinmlms t h \Between the W00 7 ch passes through the perforations in the carbon, and

Cast andeln- I 11 carbon pencil G, which may be formed with a polygonal head or shank, or with a thread the reverse of that on the protruding end to prevent thescrewfrom turning or drawingout when the nut b is bei screw.

The screws or st ms G of th oils are each passed through wooden top D and in the bra bedded in the lead head of eac 5 5 e several penholes c in the ss plate E, and e to means of the nuts bfapplied to the protruding'ends of the screws. The nuts are formed with true plane faces, so as to insure a close contact and broad bearing with and upon the metal plate E toproduee a good and ample 7o electrical contact. By this arrangement the severalelements are electrically connected with each otherthroughthe plate Eand eonstitute-in eflfect one large element. Inlike inannerthe zinc rods 0r pencils H are pro- Y'ided with threaded stems or screws d,whjcl1 pass-through thecoveror top'D, and a secand brass plate or disk, I, of smaller area than the interior opening of the plate E and insulated from said'plate by the wood of the top or'cover D. I If desired, the zinc element can be carried" by an independently-removable cover, 'D'; but this is immaterial, and the principle and result willremain the same whether the cover 5%; .be made -in two parts or in a single piece, the brass connecting-plates E and I being in either case separated and insulated one from be other.- It is of course immaterialwhat f rm oryeitherof them,

is given 'to said plates, far as their ofiice in connecting-the sepa rods or pencils is cone forconsiderations of forth, to adopt the 0 rate erned, though I prefer, economy hereinafter set ircularvform for all the plates except the larger or outer plate of the 5 largest battery ordinarily construtedenthis plan, such batteries at this time being usually f put uprin three sizes/ v V den top D andihe brass plzfte, and projecting beyond me edges latter, is clam ed a rubber packipgs which, resting ppon-the packing G, in

eet, J, was ang turned off the 60' n r cov hy .5-

Of the I00 I nected with the translating devices with BEST AVAILABLE cop3 close and water-tight joint. So, too, the un- "derface of the cover D or D, in case the latter be made separate, is faced with .rubber to rest upon the top of ,theporous cell K and prevent the solution from slopping over the upper edge thereof. The opening in the cover, when the cover is provided with such opening, is ofj'a size to permit the passage of the porous cell through it, but not larger than necessary for thatpurpose. When, however, the cover is made without such opening, l.prefer to: form a groove in the under face of cover D and to extend the mouth of the porous 'cell into said groove, such arrangement effectually preventing-the slopping of the solution.

The binding-posts L and M may be applied to theplatesiE and I at anydesi edpoints. which is a matter of great convenience and enables the batteries to be conveniently eonwhich they are to be used without being placed in any'special orprescribcd position, and by employing a clamping binding-screw socket, as in Fig. 6, the point of connectionmay be shifted at will. The form, size, and character of the elements may be varied as desired, and the invention is to a greater or less extent applicable to batteries employing other elements, as will be readily understood.

' On referring to Fig-5 the manner of cutting theconnecting rings or plates. from the sheet of brass or other: metal will be readily understood. These sheets-come'of standard and uniform size, and the rings or plates are cut therefrom in concentric circles, as shown in saidfigure, the central disk or -plate, 1, and the first 'outer ring, 2,'which are separated by a broad saw-kerf, forming the connectingdisks for the smallest-sized battery. The next outer or second ring from the central disk and the fourth ring from said central disk constitute the connecting-plates for the secondsized battery, and the remaining third ring and outer plate or ring constitute the connecting-plates for the largest of the three sizes. In this mannerI am enabled to utilize to the greatest advantage the metal of the plate, producing no waste except what is cut out by the saws, and this loss is scarcely appreciable.

It is obvious that, instead of circular form, any other geometrical figure may be adopted for the plates E and I, the important point being that the same general outline be pre served,- so that one may be cut from within the other in order to utilize fully and to the best advantage the material of the plate.

I am aware that it is not broadly new to construct a battery with concentric rings, each ring carryinga series of pins or plates'constitnting' a batteryelement, and hence I do 7 not broadly claim such construction; but I am not aware that any one has hitherto secured aseries of metallic elements to such.

rings by means of threaded stems and nuts,

thereby securing perfect contact with and holding the rings in place upon the top or l ,1, In combination with box' or shell A, the

lining B, formed" fof a single piece of sheet metal folded together, substantially as shown, to fit the bottom and walls of the outer shell, and forming a water tight lining without seam or-joint. I

2. In combination with box A, provided with. metallic lining, the rubber packing, 0, applied to the upper edge of said box or shell, top or'cover D, provided with metal plates E and I, carbon element sections F, each having a threaded stem extending through the brass plate E, nuts B, applied to said stems and bearing upon the plate E, zinc element sectionseH, likewise provided with threaded stems extending through plate I, and nuts applied to said stems and bearing upon the plate, substantially asset forth.

In witness whereof I'hereuntb set my hand in the presence of two witnesses.

- WM,- P. KOOKOGEY. Witnesses:

- WILLIAM W. DODGE,

'1. W. SORAN. 

